Kids Today Cannot Handle Skip-It

Trip-It seems like a more appropriate name now.

Do you remember Skip-It? That incredible '90s toy that left kids jumping up and down in one position in the yard for hours, transfixed with the same hypnotic movement?

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It was so much fun, even nuns took time off from their busy days to join in.

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Now, the Fine Bros., a.k.a the same geniuses who brought you "Kids React to Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda'", have introduced the Skip-It to the youth of today and, needless to say, they were a bit...unenthused.

At first, they were confused, studying the objects like relics from another era and trying to determine their mysterious purpose:

"Is this a bubble-maker?"

"This looks like one of those '50s toys."

"Is this one of those things that you throw into the bottom of a pool and then you go pick it up?"

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Once they realized what its function was and what body part it was meant for, they thought it was even more stupid. Then they were subjected to the '90s commercial, which they actually got kinda into but also wantonly mocked.

But the joke was on them when they were asked to actually conquer the Skip-it themselves. They looked at it and thought, "Eh this is easy." But, they soon learned it's not. It's not Skip It. It's Trip-It!

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Which made us wonder: Were most '90s toys just manipulative devices designed to trick kids into thinking they were having fun while actually making them exercise? This truth is confronted by the presenters when they ask the kids "Do you play with any toys that are like this today?"

To which the response is, of course, a resounding "no," now that it's all been replaced by Xboxes, iPhones, and video games. Even the kids understand the significance of this shift:

"I know a three year old who knew how to use an iPad before he knew how to ride a bike."

"When you ask 'How was your summer?' it's like 'We played Floppy Bird a lot' and I'm like 'Same here.'"

"It's all about the iPhones and the iPads now, which is kinda sad, because kids aren't getting that much exercise. Back in the '80s, it was a workout to have a toy."

Which just might make you want to pull some old toys out of the attic. Especially since it looks the kids of today want one!